column

名词 column:

1. a line of (usually military) units following one after another
2. a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
   同义词：chromatography column
3. a linear array of numbers one above another
4. anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower
   同义词：tower, pillar
5. an article giving opinions or perspectives
   同义词：editorial, newspaper column
6. a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
   同义词：pillar
7. (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
   同义词：pillar

1. His column is syndicated throughout the world.
   他的专栏文章通过报业辛迪加在世界许多报刊上发表。
2. He used to write a column for this newspaper.
   他过去曾为这家报纸写专栏文章。

col.umn

n.Abbr. col.,clm.（名词）缩写 col.,clm.
Architecture A supporting pillar consisting of a base, a cylindrical shaft, and a capital.
【建筑学】 支柱：含基座、柱头和柱身，起支撑作用的柱子
Something resembling an architectural pillar in form or function:
柱形物：在外形或功能上像建筑物支柱的物体：
例句：
a column of mercury in a thermometer.
气压计的水银柱

Printing One of two or more vertical sections of typed lines lying side by side on a page and separated by a rule or a blank space.
【印刷术】 栏：一列或两列垂直的印刷体，中间由空白处隔开
A feature article that appears regularly in a publication, such as a newspaper.
专栏文章：在一出版物，比如报纸上连续出现的特写文章
A formation, as of troops or vehicles, in which all elements follow one behind the other.
列：部队或车辆排列成的前后队型
Botany A columnlike structure, especially one formed by the union of a stamen and the style in an orchid flower, or one formed by the united staminal filaments in flowers such as those of the hibiscus or mallow.
【植物学】 蕊柱：一种柱形结构，尤指由兰花中雄蕊和雌蕊组成的结构，或指由木楼或欧锦葵属雄蕊联合构成的柱状结构
Anatomy Any of various tubular or pillarlike supporting structures in the body, each generally having a single tissue origin and function:
【解剖学】 柱状支撑结构：身体上类似柱或墩的起支持作用的结构，每种结构有单一组织来源及功能：
例句：
the vertebral column.
脊柱

来源：
Middle English columne
中古英语 columne
from Latin columna * see kel- 2
源自 拉丁语 columna *参见 kel- 2

【引伸】
col.umned